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Intercompany Integration Solution for SAP Business One Intercompany Integration Solution vs. Multiple Branches: How to Decide?

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Agenda

1. Schematic Solution Positioning

2. Intercompany Integration Solution for SAP Business One

3. Multiple Branches for SAP Business One

4. Functionalities Side by Side

5. Scenario Demonstration


Customer-Specific Customization / Development

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Complex Customer RequirementsSimple Customer Requirements

MULTI-INSTANCEMASTER DATA REPLICATION AND CONTENT SHARING

STANDARDIZED PROCESSES ACROSS BUSINESS ENTITIES VISIBILITY INTO OPERATIONS ACROSS BUSINESS ENTITIES

CENTRALIZED ADMINISTRATION AND MONITORING IMPROVED CONTROL AND COLLABORATION

MULTI-CURRENCY CROSS

LOCALIZATION

Solutions by Software Solution Partners

Intercompany Integration Solution

Multiple Branches

Intercompany Portfolio for SAP Business One/Schematic Solution Positioning Highest Flexibility in Addressing Manifold Intercompany Requirements


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Intercompany Integration Solution for SAP Business One

▪ Connects and integrates companies with multi-business units or subsidiaries

▪ Automates complex business processes

▪ Facilitates financial transactions and consolidation across

SAP Business One systems out of the box

▪ Supports companies running different SAP Business One installations

▪ Supports companies using different SAP Business One localizations

▪ Is an SAP add-on and requires additional intercompany licenses to be purchased (1:1 ratio)

▪ Requires knowledge on intercompany processes, financials, and B1iF


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3. Multiple Branches/Business Units for SAP Business One




Multiple Branches/Business Units for SAP Business One

▪ Automates simple business processes in the same database

▪ Divides or separates one legal entity into different business units in the

same database (business units are typically either cost centers or

profit centers, these “branches” must not represent separate legal entities)

▪ Increases transparency and reporting needs by the units

▪ Does not run on B1iF platform

▪ Does not require no additional license

▪ Is part of the SAP Business One core offering. For details, see Enabling Multiple Branches/Business Units

https://help.sap.com/viewer/68a2e87fb29941b5bf959a184d9c6727/9.3/en-US/fc161d0bfa894ad4a0670dd7df8205af.html


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Combination of Intercompany Integration Solution and Multiple Branches*SAP Note 2639394

Starting with Intercompany integration solution 2.0 PL26, enterprises can use the intercompany solution

with branch enabled companies.

The option to operate both in parallel extends the possibilities of SAP Business One:

• Enterprises with multiple legal entities may want to use multiple branches solution and Intercompany

integration solution together to handle various business scenarios such as:

• Using Intercompany solution to integrate subsidiaries in different geographies and using multiple

branches solution to handle different business units in one of the subsidiary companies.

• Using multiple branches solution and integrating subsidiaries in different geographies using

Intercompany Solution.

• Customers who already use multiple branches for their business units and additionally want to

integrate legal units, subsidiaries, or separate SAP Business One company databases, can now

extend their software with SAP’s successful add-on for Intercompany integration solution.

* Requires either PL26 of the intercompany integration solution in conjunction with SAP Business One 9.3 PL01-PL04

or PL27 of the intercompany integration solution in conjunction with SAP Business One 9.2 PL11, and higher versions

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2639394


Combination of Intercompany Integration Solution and Multiple Branches*Landscape Example

Entity

Entity

Entity

Entity

Entity US

Branch 1

Branch …

Branch 2

Entity ARG

Branch 1

Branch …

Branch 2

Different legal entities of an enterprise using SAP Business One with various localizations. Some entities

using Multiple Branches function to separate business units. Intercompany solution can be used to connect

and integrate all entities into one system landscape.

* Requires either PL26 of the intercompany integration solution in conjunction with SAP Business One 9.3 PL01-PL04

or PL27 of the intercompany integration solution in conjunction with SAP Business One 9.2 PL11, and higher versions


Functionalities Side by Side 1/2

Process/Feature Intercompany Integration Solution

for SAP Business One

Multiple Branches in

SAP Business One

Complex Business Scenarios such as multiple productions sites Yes No

Handling of different Business Processes/ Industries Yes No

Simple Business Scenario Yes Yes

Suitable for sales units Yes Yes

Cross Localization Yes No

Multi-Currency Support for intercompany transactions Yes No

Different Chart of Accounts Yes No

Restricted to single database No Yes

Master Data sharing Yes Yes

Item Master Data Allocation Yes No

Data Owner Ship for business partner master data Yes No

Manage different Authorization setups/concepts for different

Branches/ Business UnitsYes No


Functionalities Side by Side 2/2

Process/Feature Intercompany Integration Solution

for SAP Business One

Multiple Branches in

SAP Business One

Consolidated Credit Limit Check Yes Yes

Credit Limit Check per business unit Yes No

Different Inventory valuation per business unit Yes No

Automated Document Exchange cycle Yes No

Intercompany Workflow Yes No

Accounting Reporting Yes Yes

Inventory Reports Yes Yes

Sales Analysis Report Yes Yes

Standard process for Year End Closing for different Companies

or independent BranchesYes No

Tax Reporting for different business units Yes No

Note:

Please use licenses according to the SAP Business One Licensing Terms.


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Multiple Branches:

User is assigned to Branch2 but still has access and

can modify master data from other branches without

any errors from the system. There is no additional

authorization for Master Data in SAP Business One.

Items are visible and can be modify by all users

depending on license authorization.

Intercompany:

User is assigned to Branch1US and has no

authorization to add, update or remove Global Master

Data. Visualization is still possible, any other action

for a Global Master Data is forbidden. Possibility to

provide add, update and remove authorization by

individual for global master data.

Scenario – Master Data Sharing

Click here to view the Multiple Branches and Intercompany clips

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Multiple Branches:

Since the database will be sub-divided in business

units, there is no possibility to have cross

localizations (i.e. US and Canada) in the same

database.

Intercompany Integration Solution:

The solution allows connecting different databases

and there is also the possibility to have different

localizations.

The integration solution supports a number of SAP

Business One localizations, see the Administrator’s

Guide. If there is a need beyond current localization

scope, see SAP Note 2154976 – Using the

intercompany integration solution for non-localized

countries. Actually the integration solution is currently

being used in more than 60 countries.

Scenario – Cross Localization


https://partneredge.sap.com/en/library/assets/products/ent_mng/sbo/about/sbo_ico/versions/docu_sbo_ico/tr_iug_sbo_ico_adminguide.html

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2154976




Multiple Branches:

For customers who present Credit Limit, Multiple

Branches does not provide additional feature. A credit

limit applies to all Business Units defined in the

database without any segregation.


For customers who present Credit Limit,

intercompany provides the ability to define a local

credit limit and a global credit limit check.

Scenario – Credit Limit





Multiple Branches:

When using Multiple Branches, as the customer will

have only one database, the same chart of accounts

will be shared by all business units. There is no

segregation between accounts by business unit.


When using intercompany, as the customer will have

more than one database, different chart of accounts

can be used. Every company will have a dedicated

chart of accounts that can be similar or totally different

from the other branches.

Scenario – Chart of Accounts





Multiple Branches:

Allows the duplication of marketing documents

(GRPO or AP Invoices) to facilitate the flow of

information. The process is manually performed by

the user and the marketing documents will not

present any link between each other.


The document exchange process is automated when

using intercompany. By using the pre-defined

intercompany scenarios, B1iF will automatically

create marketing documents between companies

running with intercompany.

Scenario – Document Exchange





Multiple Branches:

Customer can use branches as basic selection

criteria for SAP Business One reports, such as:

Ageing Reports, General Ledger, Balance Sheet,

Trial Balance, P&L Report, Document Journal

Reports etc.


Customers can run reports independently of the

databases. There is the possibility to use the

Consolidation company to generate consolidate

financial reports.

Intercompany also provides additional reports, such

as: Branch Inventory in Warehouse report, Branch

Balances Report etc.

Scenario – Generating Reports





Key links for more information on the Intercompany Integration Solution

▪ SAP Community Blog

▪ Check the SAP Business One YouTube playlist

▪ SAP Help Portal for various assets on Intercompany Integration

such as the Administrator's Guide or the User Guide

https://blogs.sap.com/?p=121908

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMdHXbewhZ2QBtlzJ_iyhLhp6KXahiCTQ

https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/INTERCOMPANY_INTEGRATION_SOLUTION_FOR_SAP_BUSINESS_ONE

https://help.sap.com/http.svc/rc/012002523100001488392015e/2.0/en-US/IntercompanySolution_2 0_AdminGuide.pdf

https://help.sap.com/http.svc/rc/012002523100018067042015e/2.0/en-US/IntercompanySolution_2_0_UserGuide_EN.pdf

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